Слово англійською: pitch

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Переклад pitch українською: майда́нчик (спорти́вний), по́ле (для спо́рту), пода́ча (у бейсбо́лі і т. д.), висота́ (то́ну і т. д.), футбо́льне по́ле

Детальний опис

pitch

noun

/pɪtʃ/

for sport

(British English)

(also field North American English, British English)

[countable] an area of ground specially prepared and marked for playing a sports game

a football pitch
a cricket/rugby/hockey pitch
an artificial pitch
After the game fans invaded the pitch.
The rugby tour was a disaster both on and off the pitch (= they lost their matches and the players behaved badly while on tour, getting bad news reports).

of sound

[singular, uncountable] how high or low a sound is, especially a musical note

A basic sense of rhythm and pitch is essential in a music teacher.

degree/strength

[singular, uncountable] the degree or strength of a feeling or activity; the highest point of something

a frenetic pitch of activity
Speculation has reached such a pitch that a decision will have to be made immediately.
to reach a high pitch of excitement

to sell something

[countable, usually singular] talk or arguments used by a person trying to sell something or persuade people to do something

an aggressive sales pitch
the candidate’s campaign pitch
Each company was given ten minutes to make its pitch.

in baseball

[countable] an act of throwing the ball; the way in which it is thrown

Synonyms throwthrowtoss ▪ hurl ▪ fling ▪ chuck ▪ lob ▪ bowl ▪ pitchThese words all mean to send something from your hand through the air.throw to send something from your hand or hands through the air:

Some kids were throwing stones at the window.
She threw the ball and he caught it.

toss to throw something lightly or carelessly:

She tossed her jacket onto the bed.

hurl to throw something violently in a particular direction:

Rioters hurled a brick through the car’s windscreen.

fling to throw somebody/something somewhere with a lot of force, especially because you are angry or in a hurry:

She flung the letter down onto the table.

chuck (especially British English, informal) to throw something carelessly:

I chucked him the keys.

lob (informal) to throw something so that it goes high through the air:

They were lobbing stones over the wall.

bowl (in cricket) to throw the ball to the batterpitch (in baseball) to throw the ball to the batterPatterns

to throw/toss/hurl/fling/chuck/lob/bowl/pitch something at/to somebody/something
to throw/toss/fling/chuck something aside/away
to throw/toss/hurl/fling/chuck/lob/bowl/pitch a ball
to throw/toss/hurl/fling/chuck stones/rocks/a brick
to throw/toss/hurl/fling something angrily
to throw/toss something casually/carelessly

black substance

[uncountable] a black sticky substance made from oil or coal, used on roofs or the wooden boards of a ship to stop water from coming through

in street/market

[countable] (British English) a place in a street or market where somebody sells things, or where somebody performs in order to entertain people outdoors

camping

(British English)

(North American English campsite)

a place in a campsite where you can put up one tent or park one caravan, etc.

Pitches to rent from only £15 per night.

of ship/aircraft

[uncountable] (specialist) the movement of a ship up and down in the water or of an aircraft in the air compare roll

of roof

[singular, uncountable] (specialist) the degree to which a roof slopes

The pitch of the roof is 45 degrees.

Word Originnoun senses 1 to 5 and noun senses 7 to 9 Middle English (as a verb in the senses ‘thrust (something pointed) into the ground’ and ‘fall headlong’): perhaps related to Old English picung ‘stigmata’, of unknown ultimate origin. The sense development is obscure. noun sense 6 Old English pic (noun), pician (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch pek and German Pech; based on Latin pix, pic-.

Idioms

make a pitch for somebody/something | make a pitch to somebody

to make a determined effort to get something or to persuade somebody of something
- He made a pitch to black voters in Alabama.

queer somebody’s pitch | queer the pitch (for somebody)

(British English, informal) to cause somebody’s plans to fail or to destroy their chances of getting something

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